Volume : 1, Issue : 3, August - 2012

Antipyretic Activity Of Tagetes Patula

K. Shakila, D. Sukumar, G. Madhubala

Abstract :

Tagetes patula Linn. (Native to Mexico; cultivated in Indian gardens) known as French Marigold, is credited with nematocidal properties. The juice of flower heads is used on cutsand wounds1. The flower is an annual, growing to 0.5 m by 0.3 m. It is in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen in September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (having both male and female organs) and are pollinated by insects. They are noted for attracting wildlife. The leaves of the marigold are coated with oily glands that produce a pungent scent. The fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti was most susceptible to Tagetes patula Linn. Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus are also found to be affected by the French Marigold